The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-05-25
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THINGS

l.. v. Styles, IL PROMINENT ieai eotaee
mar of Helena, died Saturday, the l4th.
Willie Luken, of Benton, last week,
= with a hook and line. caught a sturgeon
81 feet long and weighing 5s pounds,
The altitude of Helena lat Browns
building) is 425 feet lower than the door
sill of the McBurney house.-New North
west.
The Great Falls Water Power and
Townsite company has filed articles ofin-
corporation. The capitalization is So
100000.
At the big tunnel on the Montana
Central neal Wickes, work is being push
ed rapidly by the energetic contractors,
Larson, Keefe & Co. In less than forty
eight hours from the signing of the o n
tract they began work, and in three days
were able to put on two shifts. AT the
present time their working force num-
bers about 100 men at the tunnel and an
equal number out on the grade, and in
every respect the work is progressing in
a most satisfactory inner
The grand lodge, Knights of Pythias,
at Butte elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:-Past Grand Chancel-
lori. A. Walker, of Helena. Grand
Chancellor. Z. Richards, of Butte.
Grand Vice Chancellor-A, J. Seligman,
of Helena. Grand Prelate,-E, W. Crutc-
her, of Choteau. Grand Master of the
Exchequer-F. W. Vreeland, of Bozeman.
Grand keeper Of the Records and Seal
John G. Evans, of Butte. Grand Master
at Arms-C. S. Whitney, of Miles City.
Grand Inner Guard-J. B. Sennett, of
Wickes. Supreme Representatives,. X.
Cole, of Helena.
Both Montana and Dakota territories
have listed and quarantined against cat
tie from or passing through the following
states and territories, Believing they are
liable to convey disease: New York,
Illinous, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Del
aware, Maryland, District of Columbia,
Virginia, Texas, Vermont, and Dominion
of Canada. Cattle will be permitted to
pass through these territories when going
to Washington Territory or Oregon, pro-
vided shippers will agree not to unload
while en- route, but will arrange to feed
and water their cattle on cars. If, how
ever the cattle are bound for Dakota and
Montana, they must be qu~arantined
ninety days before they will be permitt-
ed to enter. In all cases cattle should
be accompanied by a certificate of health
specifying state or territory cattle came
from and the destination thereof. This
applies to emigrant moyables shipments
including live stock.
Esler, Lysinger & Co. were granted a
franchise to construct works and main
tain a system Of arc and ~incandescent
electric lights in Helena, last week. The
franchise extends over a term of twenty
years. Work is to begin within 80 days
and the works are to be in operation and
lights in us. by the first Of November,
1887. To take effect the franchise must
be accepted by the grantees within five
days by an instrument in writing.
The building of the Bitter Root will be
commenced this week in earnest. Mon
day Fred I. Kegler left town with a load
of scrapers with the intention Of im.
mediately starting work on or near Wag-
ner's ranch. The line has been cross
sectioned from the Davis place up to
Larry, the Piper's, and men and teams
will be set at work as fast as they can be
secured, Another surveying outfit in
charge of G. F. Rairdan arrived from
Ellensburg Monday morning. There are
six in the party, and we are informed
that they are to e surveying on
this end of the line. The bridge will be
thrown across the Missoula below town
and the line for several miles south has
not yet been located or cross sertioned'
Everything now points to the speedy
construction ofthe road. Men are want.
ed for tie cutting rs well as for all banches
Of construction work.-Times,
The Wickes company have taken
charge of tn Toston smelter. New furn-
aces of the capacity of 60 to 65 tons have
been ordered, and others will probably
be put in after a time. The works will
be operated to make lead bullion. The
Heating ore will be roasted and used,
being excellent as a flux. Lead concen.
traitors will be obtained from The Cnur
d'Alenes and the dry ores from the Minah
and other mines will be treated in con
junction with others.
The president has directed that with
the consent of the Indians on the Grow
reservation, In Montana that the right o.
way granted by the last session of con
gress to the Rocky Fork and Cooke City
railway shall be obtained from the In,
dams in council assembly. The secretary
ofthe interior has approved the ~appraise.
ment of the right of way of the st. Paul
Minneapolis & Manitoba right of way
through that portion of the Blackfeet In
dian reservation in Montana under Tn,
Jurisdiction Of the Fort Belknap agency
The lands in question aggregate 25sG acre
and are valued at 81 ,293. The dlstanc
covered is 1872 miles.
A dispatch to the Independent say
that Richard Cockerell while at the Di
kota mill at Marysville near Bannacl
. drank cyanide of potassium, installing
for water. He died shortly aiterward
Mr.. Cockerell had been a residence {
Montana for about a year, and formerl
lived in Colorado and in northern Ne
York.
A Mr.. Zimmerman has ~liscovere
about a mile and n half from Radersbur
a rich gold lead two and a half feet wild
and with well defined walls. Tw
: double handfuls of fine ole yielded abor
$40 of gold and a large shoyelful concer
trated to about a pound gave nearly
v half pound of fine gold containing nu'
gets as big as peas and flakes as big
silver quarters.
Woods Hambletonian has sixteen sol
and daughters that have trotted fast,
= than $50. He is bay, and ibis dam {
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